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2026

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Preempting Surprise Injunctions in Germany and the UPC: Strategic Use of the Schutzschrift in Global Patent Litigation

March 27, 2026

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Patent Ruling Shows Quiet Power of State-Law Bad-Faith Statutes

February 20, 2026

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EPR Academy, Part 2 of 6: The EPR Process – From Request to Reexamination Certificate

December 5, 2025

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Tenth Circuit Sides with Netflix in Tiger King Copyright Challenge

May 5, 2026

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PIER Pilot Program - Synopsis

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White House Releases National AI Legislative Framework

March 23, 2026

At the PTAB Blog

Before the Holding, the Message: Director Squires Uses Magnolia Medical to Outline PTAB Discretionary Denial Policy Changes

May 20, 2026

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Affirms § 102(b) Invalidity; Source Code Commands Are Not Hearsay

May 14, 2026

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Supreme Court Recalibrates Contributory Copyright Liability

March 30, 2026

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Motion to Dismiss Vacated for Implicit Claim Construction Against Non-Movant Motion to Dismiss Vacated for Implicit Claim Construction Against Non-Movant

March 2, 2026

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Upholds Director Deinstitution Despite Sotera Stipulation Federal Circuit Upholds Director Deinstitution Despite Sotera Stipulation

March 2, 2026

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Reverses Findings of Willful Infringement, Claim Construction, and Infringement by Doctrine of Equivalents Federal Circuit Reverses Findings of Willful Infringement, Claim Construction, and Infringement by Doctrine of Equivalents

December 2, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Clarifies Prosecution History Disclaimer in Design Patents and Reverses Finding of Design Patent and Trademark Infringement Federal Circuit Clarifies Prosecution History Disclaimer in Design Patents and Reverses Finding of Design Patent and Trademark Infringement

October 27, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Faults Defendant for Gamesmanship for Presenting Untimely Noninfringement Theory Based on Lack of Data it Blocked in Discovery Federal Circuit Faults Defendant for Gamesmanship for Presenting Untimely Noninfringement Theory Based on Lack of Data it Blocked in Discovery

October 22, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Reverses $106M Verdict, Finding Doctrine of Equivalents Barred by Prosecution History Estoppel Federal Circuit Reverses $106M Verdict, Finding Doctrine of Equivalents Barred by Prosecution History Estoppel

October 22, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Not an Abstract Way to Pump Iron: Federal Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Claims for Automatic Adjustable Dumbbells as Patent Ineligible Not an Abstract Way to Pump Iron: Federal Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Claims for Automatic Adjustable Dumbbells as Patent Ineligible

October 22, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Dismisses Appeal of a Sanctions Decision Unrelated to Any Final Determination on Exclusion for Lack of Jurisdiction Federal Circuit Dismisses Appeal of a Sanctions Decision Unrelated to Any Final Determination on Exclusion for Lack of Jurisdiction

July 7, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Licenses Do Not Require Nexus to Specific Claims to Be Objective Evidence of Nonobviousness, and Substantial Licensing Fees Should Be Given the Significance That Their Magnitude Deserves Licenses Do Not Require Nexus to Specific Claims to Be Objective Evidence of Nonobviousness, and Substantial Licensing Fees Should Be Given the Significance That Their Magnitude Deserves

June 27, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Affirms Application of the Foreign Equivalents Doctrine and Refusal of “VETEMENTS” Trademark Federal Circuit Affirms Application of the Foreign Equivalents Doctrine and Refusal of “VETEMENTS” Trademark

June 24, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Federal Circuit Reverses-In-Part Based on Claim Construction Federal Circuit Reverses-In-Part Based on Claim Construction

June 24, 2025

Federal Circuit IP Blog

Mere Consumers Lack Commercial Interest and Statutory Standing to Challenge Trademark Registration Mere Consumers Lack Commercial Interest and Statutory Standing to Challenge Trademark Registration

June 24, 2025